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Facing projected $1 billion shortfall, state begins budgeting process

16 hours ago ago from Policy Pulse - brought to you by the Show-Me Institute

By Audrey Spalding Show-Me Institute JEFFERSON CITY — The requests weren't for more money, but for a halt to additional budget cuts. On Monday, the Senate Appropriations Committee began a series of public hearings to hear various government agency representatives plead for maintained funding from the state. With state tax revenues down, however, more cuts will likely be made. We're looking at a billion dollar shortfall, said Sen. ...

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RivPE: PressEnterprise: Riverside Unified cuts 124 teacher jobs

13 hours ago ago from iePolitics.com

10:00 PM PST on Monday, December 7, 2009 By DAYNA STRAEHLEY The Press-Enterprise Next school year, 124 Riverside Unified teachers in kindergarten through third grade will lose their jobs and third-grade class sizes will increase to 30 students. The layoffs approved Monday night by the school board will save the district $5.9 million. They are among $9 million in budget cuts that the district needs to make to close a $37 ...

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Measure 66 & 67 failure would mean heavy cuts in affordable housing

1 day ago ago from For those who can't afford free speech

Bad news over the weekend on the affordable housing front. First, yesterday the Oregonian reported that two affordable housing projects in South Waterfront have been scrapped . This comes on the heels of a Friday afternoon press release from Victor Merced, Director of the Oregon and Housing Community Services, outlines some major cuts to affordable housing if Measure 66 & 67 fail. Projected cuts below: Unlike the federal ...

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College leaders warn lawmakers about cuts - CSUN University News Clippings

20 hours ago ago from CSUN University News Clippings

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UT budget shortfall worsens

12 hours ago ago from Venture Nashville

The University of Tennessee is looking at a budget shortfall equal to 20 percent of the State's total contribution to the school, with repercussions for tuition, lengthened days, cutbacks and other facets of the institution. The TFP reports .

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$39 Million to be cut from Georgia Education

23 hours ago ago from Media General - WSAV.com

Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This $39 Million to be cut from Georgia Education By Randi Hempel Published: December 7, 2009 Updated: December 2009 Times will soon get tougher for school districts across the state as they'll have to tighten their purse strings even more. ...

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Education forum delves into school district budget

22 hours ago ago from Media General - SCNow.com

Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This Education forum delves into school district budget THE MESSENGER/LISA CHALIAN-ROCK Dana Yow, director of public engagement and communications for the S.C. Education Oversight Committee, answers a question during Darlington County School ...

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Calif. higher ed leaders call for more state funds

4 hours ago ago from Good News Now

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -California's promise of an affordable higher education for its residents is being jeopardized by state budget cuts, the leaders of the state's college and university systems warned. The cuts threaten to violate a half-century-old document known as the Master Plan for Higher Education that has made California's higher education system a model for the world. In a rare joint appearance, the heads of the University of ...

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LAUSD Facing 5,000-Plus Job Cuts

1 hour, 41 minutes ago ago from Huffington Post

LA Daily News : The Los Angeles Unified school board is expected to vote on a two-year budget plan today that calls for the elimination of more than 5,000 district positions unless employee unions agree to furloughs and pay cuts. The layoffs could be avoided if all district employees were to take an 11.75 percent pay cut, which could come in the form of furloughs or other cuts. The district is facing a shortfall of some $1.2 billion ...

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